“Not interested . ” Sheng Yize declined the offer without hesitation .
Song Shi obviously wouldn’t take no for an answer . He had gone through a lot of trouble to find out where Sheng Yize was and meet him in person .
“I can help you with protecting An Xiaxia . Still not interested?” Song Shi showed his hand straightaway .
Sheng Yize frowned a little at the mention of An Xiaxia . He darted Song Shi a glance . “You have three minutes . ”
“Alright . ”
They sat down at the airport cafe and each ordered a coffee .
Song Shi got right to the point . “I think you know that I have a tiny portion of the shares of the Song family and I’m not Mr . Song’s favorite nephew, either . So, no matter who wins in the end, I won’t benefit much . ”
Sheng Yize realized that the man wanted to join hands with him .
“What are your terms?”
Song Shi was a little baffled by how straightforward Sheng Yize was, but he came back to himself quickly enough and stuck out his fingers . “Give me management of Xiaxia’s shares . After we succeed, we’ll split the profits fifty-fifty!”
“Am I a beggar now?” Sheng Yize sneered . “I wouldn’t get out of bed for that . ”
Despite the smile on Song Shi’s face, he was raging inside .
Damn him! Fifty-fifty was too small a profit for him? Could he punch this man in the face?
“Sixty-forty?”
“Seventy-thirty?”
“Eighty-twenty?”
Song Shi was practically screaming . “Don’t tell me you want a ninety-ten split! Shit! You heartless capitalist!”
“Don’t flatter yourself . ” Sheng Yize sipped his coffee . “I’ll take 99% and leave 1% for you . ”
1%? Song Shi didn’t want to punch him now .
He wanted to chop Sheng Yize up!
“You really are something!” Holding his coffee cup, Song Shi fought back the impulse to splash the coffee all over Sheng Yize’s face .
“I’ll have to think about it . ”
Pffft —
Song Shi spat out his coffee .
“You’re ripping me off and you still have to think about it?”
Sheng Yize bowed a little . “I’ll leave you here . Got errands to run . ”
It was so obvious that Sheng Yize couldn’t be bothered to talk to him .
Song Shi was frustrated . Putting away that frivolous smile, he called after Sheng Yize, “We have a deal, then! By the way, keep Xiaxia safe and don’t let her come back yet . A lot of people are drooling over her inheritance . ”
“Aren’t you one of them?” Sheng Yize rolled his eyes .
Song Shi chuckled awkwardly, somehow feeling abashed .
An Xiaxia stayed at Fang Shanshan’s place for the next two weeks and Christmas, the more widely celebrated festival in the West, arrived .
A giant Christmas tree had been set up in the castle and presents dangled from all the branches . It was said that Fang Li, Fang Shanshan’s uncle, had sent them .
Hence, they spent the entire day unwrapping gifts .
Fang Shanshan was usually the most keen when it came to such activities, but today, it was obvious that her mind had wandered off somewhere . An Xiaxia whispered, “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine… I’m just upset,” said Fang Shanshan in a sulky voice .
Seeing her like this, Chi Yuanfeng was upset as well . After much hesitation, he went up to her with a martyr-like look . “Do whatever you want with me . ”
Fang Shanshan gave him a brooding look . Tears then welled up in her eyes and she ran off .
“What are you doing here? Follow her!” An Xiaxia snickered .
Chi Yuanfeng put down the gift box in his hands and strode after her . “Why, I’m all yours today! You can do anything you want with me~”
An Xiaxia sighed . Fengfeng was indeed meant to be a masochist .
Kang Jian stayed quietly by her side, unwrapping the gifts .
An Xiaxia’s eyelid kept twitching and she had to rub her eye all the time . Then, she pressed her hands to her chest .
It had been a while since she last felt this uneasy…